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Burma: Military Massacres Dozens In Rohingya Village

Witnesses said that Burmese soldiers had beaten, sexually assaulted, stabbed, and shot villagers who had gathered for safety in a residential compound.

Burma: Military Massacres Dozens In Rohingya Village

The Burmese military summarily executed several dozen Rohingya Muslims in Maung Nu village in Burma’s Rakhine State on August 27, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses said that Burmese soldiers had beaten, sexually assaulted, stabbed, and shot villagers who had gathered for safety in a residential compound, two days after

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HRW: Myanmar Atrocities Against Rohingya Has Hallmarks Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

“Lawful operations against armed groups do not involve burning the local population out of their homes.”

HRW: Myanmar Atrocities Against Rohingya Has Hallmarks Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burmese security forces in Burma’s Rakhine State have described killings, shelling, and arson in their villages that have all the hallmarks of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch said today. Burmese army, police, and ethnic Rakhine armed groups have carried out operations against

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Journalists, Writers In Turkey Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges

“Under its state of emergency, Turkey has once again become the world leader in jailing journalists and prosecuting them on terrorism charges.”

Journalists, Writers In Turkey Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges

Istanbul (REPORT) – The prosecution of writers and journalists charged with terrorism and separatism for their association with a newspaper raises serious concerns for freedom of expression in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. The first trial hearing begins on December

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Human Rights Watch: Nigerian Officials Raping Women, Girls Displaced By Boko Haram

“It is bad enough that these women and girls are not getting much-needed support for the horrific trauma they suffered at the hands of Boko Haram,” said Mausi Segun, senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch. “It is disgraceful and outrageous that people who should protect these women and girls are attacking and abusing them.”

Human Rights Watch: Nigerian Officials Raping Women, Girls Displaced By Boko Haram

ABUJA – Government officials and other authorities in Nigeria have raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram. The government is not doing enough to protect displaced women and girls and ensure that they have access to basic rights and services or to

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Report: Every 25 Seconds Someone Funneled Into Criminal Justice System For Personal Drug Use

While more people are arrested for simple drug possession in the US than for any other crime, mainstream discussions of criminal justice reform rarely question whether drug use should be criminalized at all.

Report: Every 25 Seconds Someone Funneled Into Criminal Justice System For Personal Drug Use

The massive enforcement of laws criminalizing personal drug use and possession in the United States causes devastating harm, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a joint report released today. Enforcement ruins individual and family lives, discriminates against

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Court Weighs US Border Patrol Agent Killing Of Mexican Child

A US Border Patrol shot a teenager approximately 10 times in the back killing him. The teen was standing near the border fence in Nogales, Mexico, and the Agent shot from the US side of the border.

Court Weighs US Border Patrol Agent Killing Of Mexican Child

San Francisco, California – A United States Border Patrol Agent who shot an unarmed Mexican child in the back across the border should not escape justice if the shooting was unlawful, Human Rights Watch said in a friend-of-the-court brief. In the

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Reflecting Global Trend, Indonesia’s Sunni Majority Persecutes Minority Sect

“Indonesian officials should be at the forefront of defending rights protected under the constitution and international law, not issuing unlawful prohibitions that undermine them.”

Reflecting Global Trend, Indonesia’s Sunni Majority Persecutes Minority Sect

New York – Local Indonesian authorities have banned the activities of the Ahmadiyah religious community in the town of Subang in West Java province, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indonesian government should urgently intervene to stop the harassment and intimidation of the minority group. On January 29, 2016, Subang

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